OBS Chapter 384 Mysterious Huhu
Chapter 384 Mysterious Huhu
Zhou Guo got excited when talking about this, but because he hadn't seen any results yet, he didn't dare to jump to conclusion and could only vaguely say that it was similar to fat.
The men worked in a hurry. Zhou Xing and Zhou Gu didn't say anything more after seeing this. They had already dug out and chopped up everything. What was the point of saying more?
When the old man came back from the mountain carrying a skinny rabbit, he saw a yard full of chopped bones flying everywhere. He was shocked and asked, "What are these?"
Before Zhou Guo could say anything, the others all fell down after a few words.
When he heard that she had gone to the village entrance alone with a hoe to dig up the horse bones, the old man didn't know what to say. After a while, he said, "You are not afraid of getting dirty. It's so smelly. Otherwise, you can ask me, your teacher, to help you. How can a girl of your age go to dig these things alone and not be afraid of getting contaminated by something unclean?"
Zhou Guo said, "Master, these are horse bones, not human bones. How could they be contaminated with unclean things? Hey, do we have rabbit meat to eat today?"
The old man nodded, put the rabbit on the ground, and sighed, "It's big, but not fat. It's very thin."
They have been eating cured meat for a long time and have not bought fresh meat since the New Year. The vegetables in the fields have just been planted and have not yet started to sprout. It will take another month or two before they can have a fresh meal.
Wild vegetables did appear, but no one had time to dig them, especially since they were so small that it took a long time to fill a basket.
The old man stayed at home for a whole winter. He was so busy with reading that he felt dizzy and confused. After the thaw finally came and spring came, he went to the mountains as soon as he finished the spring plowing. The little animals that had stayed at home for a whole winter also came out, but they had not eaten much in the winter and were all skinny and had little meat. After choosing for a long time, he finally chose a rabbit like this one.
Despite this, everyone was very happy because they finally had fresh meat to eat.
Zhou Xing happily carried the rabbit and went to cook.
Zhou Guo packed the chopped bones, brought a pottery cauldron from the house, and threw the horse bones into it. The snow water stored last year finally came in handy. It was said that this would only be effective if buried in the ground, but who cares? It was such a big jar, so he would just wait until autumn.
Snow water and bones are taken out in a ratio of three to one and poured into a ceramic pot. It is placed on the fire in the yard and boiled three times. The bone residue is scooped out and the purchased aconite is soaked in it.
Zhou Guo stirred the water in the pot and clapped his hands, "Okay, this is half done."
Li smiled and said, "I don't know what you are going to use it for. This pottery cauldron is also used for cooking."
Zhou Guo said, "Mom, forget about cooking. I have to add sheep manure and silkworm manure later. Besides, there is no rice at home now. Isn't there only flour left?"
"You don't plan to eat rice anymore?"
"Don't we still have the wooden barrel? I think rice steamed in a wooden barrel tastes much better than in a clay pot. This clay pot has been around for many years, and it still has this use."
After soaking for three or four days, add equal amounts of silkworm manure and sheep manure, stir well, and you will get a pot of paste as thick as porridge.
The rice seeds that have been dried in the sun are mixed in the paste, scooped out and spread on the cloth, spread out and dried. After being mixed repeatedly six or seven times, the process is finished.
Seeing her doing this over and over again, everyone was puzzled. "How many times do you want to mix it? What's the point of mixing it like this?"
Zhou Guo didn't answer and concentrated on his work.
During this period, she cleared a small piece of land in the vegetable garden, a neat rectangle, and planned to grow seedlings.
I also cut a lot of willow branches and twigs.
She worked very hard alone, and no one helped her.
Because it is time to plant wheat, there are more than ten acres of land, and we have to plant them all at this time. Even Zhou wheat and Zhou rice have holidays, and the sowing season cannot be delayed, as this is the family's food supply for a year.
Everyone was working in the fields. After Zhou Guo finished his work, he had to cook and then carry the food to the fields.
Since she didn't have time to buy meat at the market, she turned her attention to the chickens at home. Last autumn, she bought more than 40 chicks in total. She ate some of them along the way, and now there are more than 20 left. She can also pick up five or six eggs every day.
Since she started cooking, there has never been a shortage of eggs. Fried eggs, scrambled eggs, egg custard, boiled eggs, one for each person. Soon, the whole basket, including the eggs left for hatching chicks, had been almost used up by her.
Not only eggs, but chickens are also needed. There are four roosters at home. She plans to eat one chicken a day, mix it with the last few pieces of bacon at home, and cook it in different ways.
Mrs. Li felt distressed. "There's still meat, why did you kill the chicken? I'm saving these eggs for hatching chicks, why did you kill them?"
Zhou Guo sat on the ground, serving dishes, and said, "Mom, why do you feel sorry for the chickens? If you have to feel sorry, it should be for you. Spring ploughing is so tiring. If I don't nourish you well, you will become skin and bones. Besides, these chickens are raised for food. If you want to hatch chicks, you can borrow some from other families. I remember Aunt Chen's family raised 70 or 80 chickens, so they must have a lot of breeding eggs."
Speaking of which, we haven’t eaten chicken at home for a long time. The last time we ate chicken was during the Chinese New Year. Today’s chicken seemed to taste especially delicious, and even the pine mushrooms inside seemed to taste better.
The old man took a bite and raised an eyebrow and said, "The chicken seems to taste different today."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Master, I fried the chicken today with oil first, and then added water to stew it after it was fragrant."
Everyone was stunned.
"I was wondering why the chicken seemed to taste better today. I thought it was because I hadn't eaten chicken for a long time!"
The other people below laughed and said, "Guoguo's mother, what delicious food did your Guoguo make for you today? I can smell the fragrance from far away!"
Li smiled and said, "The aroma of your food has drifted to my place. Only you are willing to eat such large pieces of meat. We can only kill the rooster at home and eat it. It's still better to eat better during the busy farming season."
Everybody was laughing. Even in previous years during the busy farming season, with spring ploughing and autumn harvest, the family still wanted to eat well. They changed from thin food to dry food, and even put a little more oil when cooking. Now that the family is better off, a meal of meat is indispensable.
Every household here has meat in their bowls. Pieces of fat sway in the bowls, and the aroma of meat wafts through the land. Every family has meat, so no one envies anyone else.
After dinner, Zhou Guo went to the fields to help with the work. Zhou Sulu and others were also not idle, following behind to help plant seeds. There was not a single lazy person in the family, all of them were working in the fields.
The locals in the village looked at them and sighed, "Look at them, they are indeed refugees. At this time, everyone is busy working in the fields. Every household is like this. It would be a miracle if such a family is not doing well!"